Linux System Requirements

Server Software

Requirement	Description
Operating System	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x/CentOS 5.x or Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 or Ubuntu Server 8.04 LTS Supported architectures are x86, x86_64 or amd64
Java Runtime Environment	Java Platform, Standard Edition 6 Development Kit - Sun JDK 6 Note that OpenJDK 6 is not the same as Sun Java 6 and is not officially supported. JAVA_HOME/bin should exist in the system paths.
Version control system	Subversion version 1.4.x or higher If you are compiling Subversion yourself, compile using the `--with-apsx` or `--with-httpd` option
Web server	Apache HTTPD server with mod_proxy_ajp (or Jakarta JK connector - mod_jk extension) and Subversion extension (WebDAV+SVN apache modules) In general, the Polarion server should run with whatever Apache version is present in a Linux system provided it is at least the minimum required version (2.0.59), and mod_proxy_ajp (or JK Connector) and Subversion extension modules are also installed.

Server Hardware

Requirement	Description
RAM	Minimum: 512 megabytes Recommended: 2 gigabytes or more
Disk Storage Space	Minimum: 10 gigabytes Recommended: 40 gigabytes or more There is no hard and fast rule for disk storage space. The actual amount you will require depends on the number and size of projects managed with Polarion. The more projects, and the larger they are, the more disk storage you will require

Client Software

Requirement	Description
Operating System	Any operating system that can run the supported web browsers with support for the Flash plugin (see below). If the client user will use a product supporting the LiveDoc feature, the client must run Microsoft Office 2003 Professional or later, and a Windows operating system that supports it. Users of Microsoft Office 2007 must used and save their LiveDocs still in the format "Word 2003 XML Document".
Web Browser	Mozilla Firefox version 3.6 – 8.0. Latest 8.0 version is recommended. For clipboard copying of tracker data, the Allow Clipboard Helper add-on is recommended (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/852/). It is recommended to disable the addon when working in a Document. Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7, 8 or 9 (version 8 or 9 recommended). There can be performance issues on client computers due to browser memory requirements. Occasional restarts of the browser are recommended. Installing the Fix It Package at » http://support.microsoft.com/kb/175500 is recommended to prevent Script Stopped Responding alerts when using Polarion in Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer users are recommended to specify their Polarion server in the Local Intranet security zone.
Adobe Flash	The Polarion web portal displays charts and other graphical data about Polarion-managed projects using Adobe Flash. To view these properly using a web browser, the client computer must have Adobe Flash software installed. You can download it free at www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/.

Requirement

Description

Operating System

Any operating system that can run the supported web browsers with support for the Flash plugin (see below).

If the client user will use a product supporting the LiveDoc feature, the client must run Microsoft Office 2003 Professional or later, and a Windows operating system that supports it. Users of Microsoft Office 2007 must used and save their LiveDocs still in the format "Word 2003 XML Document".

Web Browser

Mozilla Firefox version 3.6 – 8.0. Latest 8.0 version is recommended. For clipboard copying of tracker data, the Allow Clipboard Helper add-on is recommended (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/852/). It is recommended to disable the addon when working in a Document.

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7, 8 or 9 (version 8 or 9 recommended). There can be performance issues on client computers due to browser memory requirements. Occasional restarts of the browser are recommended.

Installing the Fix It Package at » http://support.microsoft.com/kb/175500 is recommended to prevent Script Stopped Responding alerts when using Polarion in Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer users are recommended to specify their Polarion server in the Local Intranet security zone.

Adobe Flash

The Polarion web portal displays charts and other graphical data about Polarion-managed projects using Adobe Flash.

To view these properly using a web browser, the client computer must have Adobe Flash software installed. You can download it free at www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/.

Client Hardware

Requirement	Description
RAM	Minimum: 512 megabytes
Display resolution	Minimum: 1280 x 800 pixels
Server connection	Not less than 1Mbit/S